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Jonathan Payne

@jon7payne

CITIZEN ORLOV | HOTEL MELIKOV | “A bright new voice in comic suspense” @PublishersWkly | Rep: Tyler Monson @SterlingLordLit

 New York City
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Joined December 2012
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Great night at @TheMysterious celebrating @jasonallison76's awesome debut, THE KILLING YARDS, a noir thriller set against the 90s NYC club scene. Great turnout, incl. @jon7payne, @TR_Hendricks, @JackMurphyRGR, @alwayswithabook. Fun interview by @adrianmckinty. Check out the book!
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5 Spy Thrillers That Are Also Good Literature crimereads.com/5-spy-thrille… via @CrimeReads
5 Spy Thrillers That Are Also Good Literature

5 Spy Thrillers That Are Also Good Literature

Let’s be frank: being a spy-thriller aficionado means occasionally having to put up with bad writing for the sake of a good plot. Not every former intelligence officer wields a sentence like …

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Publishers Weekly@PublishersWklyJan 8
San Francisco–based children’s publisher Marble Press has acquired the catalog and IP of CamCat Books from the soon-to-close Baker & Taylor in a transaction that includes 124 YA and adult titles. buff.ly/kXTUmpG
Marble Press Acquires CamCat Publishing Assets from B&T

Marble Press Acquires CamCat Publishing Assets from B&T

The San Francisco–based children’s publisher has acquired the catalog and IP of CamCat Books from the soon-to-close Baker & Taylor in a transaction that includes 124 YA and adult titles.

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CrimeReads@CrimeReads11 Nov 2025
"It’s one thing to follow a fictional hero who is supremely capable and confident...it’s quite another thing to follow a hero who’s totally baffled." crimereads.com/the-joy-of-a-…
The Joy of a Bewildered Protagonist

The Joy of a Bewildered Protagonist

I should probably raise this with my therapist, but instead I’m just going to write about it here. On both page and screen, I’ve always been drawn to characters who have no clue what’s going on. Th…

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6 Espionage Novels with Charmingly Clueless Protagonists crimereads.com/6-espionage-n… via @CrimeReads
6 Espionage Novels with Charmingly Clueless Protagonists

6 Espionage Novels with Charmingly Clueless Protagonists

Spy fiction is having a moment. According to Laura Martin at the BBC, that’s because of uncertain political times. In the past year alone, Black Doves topped the Netflix charts worldwide, an update…

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One month from today! Join me at @TheMysterious for a colorful conversation with Greg Wands about espionage, absurdity, nuns and war. #citizenorlov #hotelmelikov #thrillerbooks #writerscommunity
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CamCat Books@CamCatBooks7 Oct 2025
#MagicattheGrandDragonflyTheatre by Brandie June is now available! Pick up this whimsical YA fantasy wherever you buy books, and read all about it in our latest Reader Newsletter at the link below: buff.ly/WOBntL9
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Jonathan Payne - Hotel Melikov - Preorder Signed | The Mysterious Bookshop mysteriousbookshop.com/produ…
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CamCat Books@CamCatBooks4 Sep 2025
Enter our Goodreads giveaways for a chance to win an ARC of #HotelMelikov by Jonathan Payne and #IntergalacticWasteManagementLLC by Ash Bishop! Enter at the links below: Hotel Melikov: buff.ly/cPv5s3o Intergalactic Waste Management, LLC: buff.ly/UvWRf6w
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11/18 @TheMysterious #citizenorlov #hotelmelikov
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#HotelMelikov page one...
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We have a #sneakpeek for you this more from #HotelMelikov by Jonathan Payne! Read the first page here, and if you're already hooked, you can find this book available for pre-order wherever books are sold.
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CamCat Books@CamCatBooks23 Jul 2025
We have a #sneakpeek for you this more from #HotelMelikov by Jonathan Payne! Read the first page here, and if you're already hooked, you can find this book available for pre-order wherever books are sold.
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CamCat Books@CamCatBooks14 Jul 2025
#HotelMelikov by Jonathan Payne, the sequel to #CitizenOrlov, is available to pre-order! This satirical espionage thriller follows a simple fishmonger turned double agent who finds himself caught between two warring factions of a country on the brink of civil war.
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Time to grab your copy of CITIZEN ORLOV by Jonathan Payne. This is the book you don’t want to miss.
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Jonathan Payne (@jon7payne) profile pictureJonathan Payne@jon7payne28 Mar 2024
Thanks to @ibpa for making #CitizenOrlov a finalist for the Benjamin Franklin Award 2024 (Mystery & Thriller)! #ibpabens #camcatbooks #thrillerbooks #benjaminfranklinawards #ibpa #debutnovel #thriller
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A montage of Chris and fellow audiobook narrator @apstribling alongside these talented thriller writers! Keep a look out for @kmodglinauthor's "The Guilty One," @jon7payne's "Citizen Orlov," @LindaHurtadoFOX's "All The Missing Girls," and pre-order @BonMot101's "Shell Games"!
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My friend @jon7payne is an absurdist. Look it up.
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Midnight deadline! Here is your Dossier-endorsed @KillerNashville ballot. @AMAdair6 @JM_AdamsAuthor @ChernLina @readstevenjames @RealTWDavis @TraceyDevlyn @MeredithRLyons @mcmarcy @jon7payne @strattonbooks

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CamCat Books@CamCatBooks30 Jul 2024
It's Paperback Book Day! If you're looking for more books to add to your summer reading stack, check out some of our recent paperback releases!
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Did you know Citizen Orlov is one of the finalists? Check out Jeff's Dossier with @jon7payne
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This Dossier Weekend Replay goes out to Jonathan Payne for CITIZEN ORLOV - a @KillerNashville Silver Falchion finalist! Discover whether @jon7payne is a spy in his original Dossier interview right here.

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This Dossier Weekend Replay goes out to Jonathan Payne for CITIZEN ORLOV - a @KillerNashville Silver Falchion finalist! Discover whether @jon7payne is a spy in his original Dossier interview right here.

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